Comparison

TakeOne vs Guitar Ninjas

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TakeOne

Features
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Hear what you actually play, not what Bluetooth delay makes it sound like. If you practice guitar with Bluetooth headphones, you know the problem: what you hear back doesn't match what you played. The timing feels off. You can't tell if you're actually improving. TakeOne fixes that with automatic Bluetooth latency compensation. One calibration—a few taps—and your recordings play back perfectly aligned. No DAW. No cables. No setup. It also turns solo practice into playing with a band. Enter your song's chords once. Drums, bass, and pad follow your verse, chorus, and bridge automatically. For when practice needs to become something more: PRACTICE WITH A REAL BAND Build a chord chart for any song. Practice Band plays drums, bass, and pad that follow each section. Loop a tough passage until it feels right. CAPTURE THE TAKE YOU DESERVE Calibrate your Bluetooth output once. Record with your iPhone mic while monitoring through headphones. Playback and export are automatically latency-compensated — your timing is preserved. LAYER WITH THE BAND (PRO) Record rhythm, add a solo, finish with a vocal. Link a song chart and the band plays while you stack tracks. Adjust volume, mute, and nudge timing, then export the full mix. EXPORT FOR FEEDBACK OR POST Export clean audio (reduced background noise) or a square Clean Video with your take name and tempo. Send to your teacher, post to Instagram, or keep it for later. TUNE, SET TEMPO, AND GO Built-in tuner, metronome with time signatures and accent patterns, and a route guard that keeps your input and output where they belong — all in one practice loop. Includes: Bluetooth monitoring with iPhone mic recording One-time Bluetooth latency calibration per device Latency-compensated playback and export Metronome with tempo, time signatures, and accent patterns Latest Take with rename and export Recent Unsaved protection (5 most recent takes) Clean Export and Clean Video Takes library with saved-take management Songs: chord charts, Practice Band, and recorded versions (Pro) Layered Takes: 3-track recording with song band (Pro) Built-in guitar tuner Audio route guard Recordings stay on your device unless you export or share them. No account required. TakeOne is free to download. TakeOne Plus and TakeOne Pro are available as one-time purchases for users who want the saved-takes library, clean exports, Songs, and Layered Takes. For support: https://musevv.com/takeone/support Privacy policy: https://musevv.com/takeone/privacy

About

Guitar Ninjas

Access guitar and ukulele lessons, practice tools, and manage your lesson schedule. This app extends the Guitar Ninjas Practice Portal with videos, a metronome, tuner, and drum loops for easy mobile access.

Highlights
  • Guitar and ukulele lesson videos
  • Advanced guitar lessons
  • Premium bonus content
  • Lesson schedule management
  • Metronome
  • Guitar tuner
  • Drum loops
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This app is intended to be an extension of the Guitar Ninjas Practice Portal which allows our members to access videos, learning tools, and their lesson schedule with ease from their phone. The user opens the app and can select from various options depending on their desired outcome. We have outlined the options below: The Course A series of lesson videos that takes the user on an educational journey on learning to play the guitar Ukulele A series of lesson videos that takes the user on an education journey on learning to play the ukulele Master Shredder A series of lesson videos for advanced guitar students Players Club A premium content feature for users where new, and bonus guitar lesson content is uploaded on a weekly basis Schedule Provides the user the ability to view and modify their scheduled guitar lesson Players Tools A series of convenient tools to assist is a users guitar practice sessions. Includes a metronome, guitar tuner, and drum loops

Screenshots

TakeOne4 screens
Guitar Ninjas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Guitar Ninjas at none against TakeOne's 3. Guitar Ninjas also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TakeOne sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Guitar Ninjas asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
TakeOne versus Guitar Ninjas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTakeOneGuitar Ninjas
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiamen Qianyun Information Technology Co., Ltd.guitarninja

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TakeOne

One-time3
  • TakeOne Plus$6.99
  • Upgrade to TakeOne Pro$13.99
  • TakeOne Pro$19.99
None

Guitar Ninjas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TakeOne free?
TakeOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guitar Ninjas free?
Guitar Ninjas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TakeOne or Guitar Ninjas have ads?
Neither TakeOne nor Guitar Ninjas shows ads.

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